diff --git a/build b/build
index de36f92..f1049de 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fi
   echo
   echo "WiringPi Library"
   cd wiringPi
-  $sudo make uninstall
+#  $sudo make uninstall
   if [ x$1 = "xstatic" ]; then
     make -j5 static
     check_make_ok
diff --git a/debian/libwiringpi2.shlibs b/debian/libwiringpi2.shlibs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0be8db1..0000000
--- a/debian/libwiringpi2.shlibs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-libwiringPi 2 libwiringpi2
-libwiringPiDev 2 libwiringpi2
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 423a473..5989ac0 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -36,14 +36,5 @@ override_dh_auto_build: dirs
 	    PREFIX= WIRINGPI_SUDO= \
 	    bash -xe ./build
 
-override_dh_auto_install:
-	dh_install
-	set -ex; for l in libwiringPi libwiringPiDev; do \
-		ln -sf $$l.so.$${VERSION} \
-			debian/libwiringpi$$soname/usr/lib/$$l.so.$$soname; \
-		ln -sf $$l.so.$${VERSION} \
-			debian/libwiringpi-dev/usr/lib/$$l.so; \
-	done
-
 %:
 	dh $@
diff --git a/devLib/Makefile b/devLib/Makefile
index eafd9a5..f1c3e63 100644
--- a/devLib/Makefile
+++ b/devLib/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ VERSION=$(shell cat ../VERSION)
 DESTDIR?=/usr
 PREFIX?=/local
 
+MAJOR=$(shell cat ../VERSION | cut -d'.' -f1)
+
 LDCONFIG?=ldconfig
 
 ifneq ($V,1)
@@ -93,7 +95,8 @@ install:	$(DYNAMIC)
 	$Q echo "[Install Dynamic Lib]"
 	$Q install -m 0755 -d						$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
 	$Q install -m 0755 libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)			$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)
-	$Q ln -sf $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)	$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPiDev.so
+	$Q ln -sf libwiringPiDev.so.$(VERSION)				$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPiDev.so.$(MAJOR)
+	$Q ln -sf libwiringPiDev.so.$(MAJOR)				$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPiDev.so
 	$Q $(LDCONFIG)
 
 .PHONY:	install-static
diff --git a/wiringPi/Makefile b/wiringPi/Makefile
index dcae986..91dec11 100755
--- a/wiringPi/Makefile
+++ b/wiringPi/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ VERSION=$(shell cat ../VERSION)
 DESTDIR?=/usr
 PREFIX?=/local
 
+MAJOR=$(shell cat ../VERSION | cut -d'.' -f1)
+
 LDCONFIG?=ldconfig
 
 ifneq ($V,1)
@@ -110,7 +112,8 @@ install:	$(DYNAMIC)
 	$Q echo "[Install Dynamic Lib]"
 	$Q install -m 0755 -d						$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
 	$Q install -m 0755 libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)			$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)
-	$Q ln -sf $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)	$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPi.so
+	$Q ln -sf libwiringPi.so.$(VERSION)				$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPi.so.$(MAJOR)
+	$Q ln -sf libwiringPi.so.$(MAJOR)				$(DESTDIR)/lib/libwiringPi.so
 	$Q $(LDCONFIG)
 
 .PHONY:	install-static